Comparison

The Wheat vs Dotling

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

The Wheat

Features
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Wheat offers a unique approach to developing a mindset that attracts financial abundance. We were inspired to create the Wheat app after discovering that caring for your wheat plant positively impacts your financial well-being. Wherever you are, by spending just a few minutes a day caring for your wheat plant, you can create mindsets and develop habits that contribute to improved financial abundance.

About

Dotling

Relive the 90s with a digital pixel pet that lives on your screen. Care for your virtual companion, play mini-games, and watch it evolve. Widgets keep your pet close, even when the app is closed.

Highlights
  • Pixelated dot-matrix LCD display
  • Hatch, grow, and evolve through 5 stages
  • Multiple species and care-dependent adult evolutions
  • Interactive care: feeding, cleaning, discipline
  • Mini-games: Guess the Turn, Stop the Dot, Hi-Lo
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Generational traits and achievements
Features
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A pocket virtual pet that lives on a real dot-matrix LCD. No emoji, no cartoons: just 576 dots, a beeping little friend and the feeling of the keychain toy you carried in the 90s. HATCH IT • Start with an egg and watch it hatch, grow and evolve through 5 stages • Three species: Dotto the blob, Peep the bird and Nyx the cat • Adults evolve differently depending on your care: Classic, Radiant or Scruffy CARE FOR IT • Meals and snacks, cleaning, medicine, lights out at bedtime • Discipline it when it misbehaves, or it grows up wild • Gentle reminders, at most 3 a day, only when your pet really needs you • Vacation mode freezes all needs while you are away PLAY WITH IT • Guess the Turn: the classic virtual pet duel • Stop the Dot: a timing game that speeds up every round • Hi-Lo: will the next number be higher or lower? KEEP IT CLOSE • Home Screen widgets show your pet and its meters • Lock Screen widgets tell you at a glance when it is hungry or bored • LCD beeps and haptics, with on/off switches A REAL SIMULATION • Time passes while the app is closed, and it is handled fairly • Care windows are measured in hours, not minutes • Every pet passes a trait to the next generation • Records, a graveyard for every lineage and 8 achievements to unlock DOTLING PREMIUM Your first generation is free forever. Dotling Premium unlocks every later generation, the bird and cat species, and the Amber, Ice and Noir LCD screens. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.dijitalpilot.com/uygulama-gizlilik/

Screenshots

The Wheat4 screens
Dotling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Wheat at none against Dotling's 2. The Wheat also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Dotling's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dotling sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. The Wheat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Wheat ships an update every 4 months, Dotling weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The Wheat versus Dotling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe WheatDotling
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimur IusipovDIJITAL PILOT REKLAM SANAYI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

None

The Wheat

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Dotling

Subscriptions2
  • Dotling Premium$5.991 Month
  • Dotling Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is The Wheat free?
The Wheat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dotling free?
Dotling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Wheat or Dotling have ads?
Neither The Wheat nor Dotling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Wheat or Dotling?
The Wheat ships an update every 4 months, and Dotling weekly. Most recently, The Wheat was updated on October 27, 2026 and Dotling on October 31, 2026.

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